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Six Ding符 Form

Ming (明) · Cheng Daosheng (程道生) · Volume 7 / 7

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術符上每加本形體,手各持簡,身穿朝衣,佩帶各本相,足遇旬中,所用日期,宜用本旬符照,鎮以淨室一間,果儀六碟,面星奇召六丁書符。

The method of making the Liuding符: Each character on the符 should be accompanied by the form of the respective deity, each holding a jade tablet, dressed in court attire, and wearing their respective symbols; the feet they stand on should be determined according to the date used in the current ten-day cycle, and should be matched with the符 of that cycle. When performing the ritual, use a clean room as the base, set out six dishes of fruit and offerings, face the position of the star Xingqi, summon the six Liuding deities, and write the符. The entire text ends here.

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